Joy Homestead

Joy Homestead
Joy Homestead is located in Rhode Island
Joy Homestead
Joy Homestead is located in the United States
Joy Homestead
LocationCranston, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°46′57″N 71°28′36″W / 41.78250°N 71.47667°W / 41.78250; -71.47667
Built1764
NRHP reference No.71000035 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1971

The Joy Homestead, also known as the Job Joy House, is a historic house on Old Scituate Avenue in Cranston, Rhode Island. This 2+1⁄2-story gambrel-roof wood-framed house was built between 1764 and 1778. It was occupied by members of the Joy family until 1884, and was acquired by the Cranston Historical Society in 1959.[2] It was a stopping point on the first day's march in 1781 of the French Army troops marching from Providence to Yorktown, Virginia during the American Revolutionary War.[3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] The Historical Society offers tours.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Joy Homestead" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Joy Homestead". Cranston Historical Society. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
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